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Firefighters Face Elevated Mortality Rates for Skin and Kidney Cancer

FRIDAY, Aug. 1, 2025 – Occupation as a firefighter is associated with elevated cancer mortality, especially for skin and kidney cancer, according to a study published online July 29 in the...

Coming Soon: An At-Home Patch to Spot Skin Cancers?

FRIDAY, Aug.1, 2025 — Someday, you might apply a small patch onto your skin to find out whether that odd little spot is a cancer or not.  That’s the hope from a new technology being developed by rese...

Firefighters at Higher Risk for Many Cancers

WEDNESDAY, July 30, 2025 — Firefighters work hard saving lives, and in process put their own lives at heightened risk from skin, kidney and other types of cancers, a new American Cancer Society (ACS) ...

Autoantibodies Influence Cancer Response To Immunotherapy, Study Says

MONDAY, July 28, 2025 — Cutting-edge immunotherapy drugs are incredibly effective against some cancers but barely put a dent in others – and researchers might now know why. Patients’ own autoa...

Presurgical Immunotherapy Offers Long-Term Benefit in Melanoma

FRIDAY, July 18, 2025 – Neoadjuvant systemic treatment (NST) followed by adjuvant treatment with nivolumab and relatlimab offers long-term benefit in adults with stage III/IV resectable melanoma,...

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Affordability Tied to Widening Survival Disparity

FRIDAY, July 11, 2025 – The introduction of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) was associated with a widening survival disparity between those with private insurance and those without health...

AI Better for Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte Quantification in Melanoma Than Traditional Methods

TUESDAY, July 8, 2025 – For tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) quantification in melanoma, an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm demonstrates superior reproducibility and prognostic...

Mismatch Repair Germline Pathogenic Variants Could Predispose to Uveal Melanoma

FRIDAY, June 20, 2025 – Mismatch repair (MMR) germline alterations are enriched among patients with uveal melanoma (UM), according to a study published online June 18 in JAMA Ophthalmology. Anaïs Le ...

AI Boosts Skin Cancer Diagnoses, Study Says

WEDNESDAY, June 18, 2025 — An experimental AI tool can help speed detection of melanoma and other skin diseases, a new study says. The tool, PanDerm, improved accuracy of skin cancer diagnoses by 11% ...

AI Model Can Aid Physicians in Skin Cancer Diagnoses

TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 – The PanDerm artificial intelligence (AI) model improves skin cancer diagnosis when used by doctors, according to a research article published online June 6 in Nature ...

Substantial and Increasing Burden of Skin Cancer Seen in Older Adults

FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 – Older adults have a substantial and increasing burden of skin cancer, according to a study published online May 21 in JAMA Dermatology. Ruiyao Wang, M.D., from The First...

Circulating Tumor DNA Can ID Outcomes for Patients With Melanoma

WEDNESDAY, April 16, 2025 – Droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (PCR) measurements of cell-free, circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) can identify patients with melanoma and a high risk for...

Blood Test Can Predict Melanoma Recurrence

WEDNESDAY, April 16, 2025 – A new blood test can help predict if melanoma survivors will have a future bout with skin cancer, researchers say. The test looks for DNA fragments that are shed by...

Common Photosensitizing Drugs Increase Skin Cancer Risk

TUESDAY, April 1, 2025 – Some commonly prescribed photosensitizing drugs increase skin cancer risk, according to a study published online March 18 in Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & ...

Many U.S. Adults Still Have Misconceptions About Skin Cancer Risk

WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 – About two-thirds of U.S. adults report no sunburns in the past year, with significant associations seen between the number of sunburns and sociodemographic factors,...

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